Lexical Definition

‎שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר‎ Shalmanʼeçer (shal-man-eh'-ser) Shalmaneser ^N:N-M-P
of foreign derivation

Shalmaneser. Comp ‎שַׁלְמַן‎.

• § Shalmaneser = "fire-worshipper"
• Shalmaneser, an Assyrian king

1) Assyrian king who probably reigned between Tiglath-pileser and Sargon; invaded the northern kingdom of Israel when the last king Hoshea was on the throne; forced Hoshea to pay tribute but had to reinvade when Hoshea reneged; it is uncertain whether Shalmaneser or Sargon concluded the siege which finally ended the northern kingdom
1a) maybe a common name for Assyrian kings in the 8th century BC

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.17.3 also called Shalman at Hos.10.14
• Also named: shal.man (‎ש‎ַׁ‎ל‎ְ‎מ‎ַ‎ן‎ "Shalman" שַׁלְמַן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֫סֶר‎ proper name, masculine king of Assyria (properly ‎אסרד‎-, = Assyrian Šulman-ašaridu, '(God) Šulman is chief,' Schr^{ZK ii (1885), 197 ff.} Muss-Arn^{JBL xi (1892). 79}); — 2Kgs 17:3 = 2Kgs 18:9 Σαλ(α)μανας(ς)αρ, ᵑ9 Salmanasar. This was ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ IV, B.C. 727-722, Say^{Hast. DB under the word} Johns^{Ency. Bib. under the word} ‎שֵׁלָנִי‎ see II. ‎שֵׁלָה‎. ‎שִׁלֹנִי‎ see below ‎שִׁלוֺ‎.

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Male • Assyrian king who conquered Samaria and exiled Israelites

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, besieged Samaria and conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, exiling its inhabitants and ending the kingdom's existence.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.17.3;
• referred to as Shalmaneser שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר, or Shalman שַׁלְמַן.

Shalmaneser, also referred to as Shalman, was an Assyrian king mentioned in 2 Kings 17:3, 2 Kings 18:9, and Hosea 10:14. He played a significant role in the history of the northern kingdom of Israel. During the reign of Hoshea, the last king of Israel, Shalmaneser attacked the kingdom and forced Hoshea to become his vassal. However, when Hoshea conspired against Shalmaneser by seeking help from Egypt, the Assyrian king besieged Samaria, the capital of Israel. After a three-year siege, Shalmaneser captured the city and exiled the Israelites to various parts of the Assyrian empire, effectively ending the northern kingdom. The conquest of Israel by Shalmaneser fulfilled the prophetic warnings of judgment against the nation for their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. In Hosea 10:14, the prophet likens the destruction that would come upon Israel to the devastation caused by Shalman, possibly referring to Shalmaneser's campaign against Samaria.

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